Category: Body Lift Surgery

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What are your options when it comes to sagging skin?

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in reports and news items both on screen and in tabloids about the increase in the UK’s obesity levels. Public Health England estimates that two thirds of adults and a quarter of children between the ages of two and ten are overweight or obese.  They […]

US TV star sued by Plastic Surgeon over Body Lift surgery

An American reality TV star is being sued by her plastic surgeon for making untrue claims about complications following her surgery with him, and for not paying her medical bill. Star of the show ‘Mob Wives’, 43-year-old Renne Graziano, claimed that she almost died following her full body lift, after losing 6 pints of blood […]

What is the best age for Breast Uplift surgery?

What is the best age to consider breast uplift surgery? Women consider breast uplift surgery at various ages of their lives for the following general reasons: Under the age of 25: Women under the age of 25 do have breast uplift procedures and this is normally prior to having children. This is normally due to […]

Fight Fat & Fight Cancer! 2011 Cosmetic Surgery Trend

2011 is the year of the war on obesity. So the big buzz in Cosmetic Surgery is Fat Removal procedures: “We’re talking freezing fat, zapping fat, melting fat away, as well as vacuuming fat from places where it is plentiful (thighs, tummy and love handles)”,” says Denise Mann (ed. Ceatus Cosmetic Surgery Group). This comes […]

Why does skin not recoil naturally following significant weight loss?

Following significant weight loss, the skin does not naturally recoil to its appearance prior to surgery. This is because the skin has been stretched beyond its natural ability to recoil. The small collagen fibres within the skin form a structure to help support it. If these small fibres are stretched this results in the breaking […]

What is the best solution for excess skin in the lower part of the tummy ?

Removing excess skin after weight loss Excess skin in this area is normally located in the front of the tummy. However, unlike pregnancy when the skin of the tummy is mainly stretched in the front, with normal weight loss the excess skin often extends round the flanks and in some cases to the back. After […]

What options are there for me if I have lost a considerable amount of weight?

People who have lost a large amount of weight will often have excess skin in various regions. The common areas are the tummy, the breast, arm, neck and thighs. This excess skin in these areas following weight loss is common and the only real way of treating these is by removing the tissue with surgery. […]

What can be done for my arms following weight loss?

Following weight loss, one of the most common areas to develop excess skin is the inner arm region. This is manifested by skin which can hang down on the inner arm areas producing arm side cleave bulges. Unfortunately, this skin will not tone up following exercise as it has been stretched beyond its capacity to recoil […]

Is a Thigh Lift appropriate for me?

Thigh Lifts are surgical procedures which elevate the thigh tissue, producing a more youthful rejuvenated look to the thigh region. They can either concentrate on the inner thigh region or the outer thigh region, and are often incorporated into body lift procedures. In an outer thigh lift, skin is removed from the outer hip region which […]

Adrian Richards talks about a recent Body Lift Operation

Thinking about Body Lift surgery? Below is a guest post on the procedure, written by Aurora Plastic Surgeon Adrian Richards. Hello, my name’’s Adrian Richards. I’’m a Plastic Surgeon and the Surgical Director of Aurora Clinics. Today I’’m going to be talking you through an operation I recently did on a very nice lady who’ had lost a […]